El-Sayed raises $2.4m as Debbie Dingell says Stevens' Republican endorsement is "galvanising" voters behind him
Abdullah Hammoud, the Democratic Mayor of Dearborn, whose city's Black pastors voiced fury after Haley Stevens appeared at church alongside Republican Mike Rogers two days before Election Day.
Representative Debbie Dingell said the backlash from Haley Stevens' endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers is "galvanising many communities" behind Abdul El-Sayed, as the Democrat's total fundraising haul from the fallout doubled to $2.4 million — after an initial $1.2 million surge was reported the previous day. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Stevens' move a "despicable betrayal," while several House Democrats demanded her expulsion from the caucus.
Stevens had initially endorsed El-Sayed after losing to him in August, but demanded he apologise for remarks on Israel before defecting to Rogers.
More than 65,000 individual donations flooded in, nearly half from first-time donors, with an average gift of roughly $37 — making it El-Sayed's biggest fundraising surge since winning the Democratic primary.
Black pastors publicly disowned Stevens' claim to speak for their communities, adding to the sense that her endorsement has backfired.
A MISEN poll puts El-Sayed ahead of Rogers by six points, with a New York Times/Siena survey showing a gap of more than ten points.
